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CHARLES B. YSTOUGH, OFIMONTIGELLO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR BORING AND WALLING WELLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 172.202, dated J annary 11, 1876; application filed April 3, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES B. Sarouen, of Monticello, in the county of Piatt and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Well Boring and Walling Machine, of which the following is a specification:

The invention consists of a boring and earthelevating apparatus, constructed and arranged as hereinafter described.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of the boring apparatus, contrived with an elevator for elevating the earth from the auger while the boring is going on. Fig. 2 is a detail of the elevator, partly in side elevation and partly in section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan of the bottom of an anger to be used with the elevator. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the auger to be used without the elevator, the section being taken on the line as w of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a plan of the bottom of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation, showing an enlarged view of the auger.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the frame for supporting and carrying the apparatus. It is mounted on wheels B for making it portable. On the top it has a circular way, 0, by the side of which is a stationary-toothod rim, D. The rim gives rotary motion to a shaft, E, which is mounted on a horizontal frame, F, to which the power is applied by a sweep or otherwise, and which revolves on the way G. This frame F is kept in position by the guide-wheels Gr on vertical studs H, running against the inner circular edge I of the frame A. A'square section, J,

of the auger-shaft is arranged between the rollers K of a beam, L, carried on the frame F, and is revolved by them to turn the auger, and at the same time allowthe shaft to settle down between them ,without obstruction as the auger works into the ground. This shaft extends upward above the beam and rollers, suitably for carrying the elevator -chain M, and supports a roller, L, therefor in a yoke, O, which is keyed onto the shaft, so as to be extended for tightening the chains. In the yoke P, by which the auger Q is attached to the shaft, is another roller for the elevator at the bottom, and on the shaft E are tappets R, or long teeth, which mesh with the links of the elevator-chain to work it. Guards Sare contrived in front of these tappets to keep the linksfrom slipping off from them. T is the spout into which the elevator-buckets U dump. It is mounted on the frame F to turn with the elevator and the auger, and has a tilting portion, V, of the bottom to extend'under the buckets, to catch the earth and swing up to let the buckets pass. I

The'auger-shaft is lengthened out from time to time as the well deepens by round sections q, coupled in below the revolving frame F, a number being carried on the racksr in reserve, to be used as wanted.

The small auger is composed of three arms, A, attached to the shaft F near the point, and bent upward from the point to make a conical shape, on which arms are fastened bottom plates H and a band, I, and one of them carries the bit q in a" throat made in the bottom plates for the passage of the earth up into the case J. This case rests on the band I, and is connected, by loops m, with the vertical parts of arms K, which connect the band I with the auger-shaft F near the upper end, so that the case can slide up alongthem readily to open for dumping.

The auger-shaft connects with the coupling P by entering a socket in the lower end, where it is secured by a self-locking catch, L which is used to connect and disconnect the augerbottom with the case J for dumping, the case being connected to coupling P by arms at.

'The coupling also carries reamers g on arms lar way 0, stationary toothed rim 1D, hori zontally-revolving frame F, beam L, and the rollers K with the auger-shaft J, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the shaft E, pinion E and tappets R with the stationary toothed rim D, horjzon-tally-revolving frame F, and 5. The case J, arms at, coupling P, arms the elevator, substantially as specified. K, rim 1, bottom H, arms A, and shaft F,

3. The arms A, shaft F, plates H, and rim combined substantially as specified. I, combined and arranged to form the auger- 1 CHARLES B. STOUGH. bottom, substantially as specified. i Witnesses:

4. The combination of case J, rim I, and FREDERIC F. CORNELL, arms K, substantially as specified. WILLIAM T. FOSTER. 

